OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Criticizes Meta For Offering Massive Bonuses to Lure OpenAI Talent

Meta has reportedly offered up to $100 million signing bonuses to poach OpenAI employees, according to CEO Sam Altman, who called the tactic “crazy” and said none of OpenAI’s top talent had accepted. The push comes as Meta builds a new “superintelligence” AI lab led by Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang, part of a broader strategy involving potential $5B investments and poaching from rivals like OpenAI and Google. Altman questioned Meta’s approach, saying financial incentives don’t build long-term innovation or culture, and compared it to Google’s failed social media ventures.